| Follow us on:
|
The exercises are part of a combat readiness test ordered by President Vladimir Putin last week.
The market turmoil comes amid existing fears over prospects in emerging markets.
BRICS account for 43 per cent of the world's population.
The rally was driven by growth in new business orders and an improved macroeconomic situation.
Beijing has urged all sides to seek a political solution.
Attacks by the Islamist militant Boko Haram have increased since a military campaign was launched to rout them.
India's trade with China surged from $7 billion in 2004 to $38 billion in 2008 and to $65 billion in 2013.
Saturday's terror attack left 29 dead and more than 130 injured.
"I saw a person come straight at me with a long knife; I ran away with everyone," one survivor said.
The newly appointed Crimean Prime Minister has asked Moscow for help to maintain order in the largely pro-Russian south.
